Christian took his wife to hospital after the attack and suspicious nurses
called the police.

Unfortunately for the late Brando's son, he has a history of violence - in
1991, he pleaded guilty to killing his half-sister's boyfriend and served five
years in prison.

Brando's name has also been linked to the ongoing Robert Blake murder
trial after he was linked romantically to Blake's dead wife Bonny Lee Bakley,
who once alleged he was the father of her daughter ROSE.

Brando is due to be arraigned on spousal abuse charges on 1 February (05).